A person could probably do a lot worse than the "Bear Grylls Ultimate Knife" for the same price.

I'm not a big fan of the partially serrated blade, but you get a fire starter, whistle, diamond sharpener and sheath with it. Granted I don't know the specs of the blade steel or other included items, but they would start to add up in the price of any similar kit.

With that said, of course you could always do better as well, but I don't think a beginner putting together their first survival kit could go too far wrong with the BG knife.

We all started somewhere, and I know my first knife, fire steel, sharpener and whistle cost more than $60 and those pieces aren't even what I carry now.

$49.95 + $6.95 shipping from Rocky National.

I also noticed they have listings for a Compact Scout Knife, Folding Sheath Knife, Parang Machete and Scout Knife as well as the Ultimate Knife that all bear the Bear Grylls and Gerber name, so it looks like they're trying to hit multiple price ranges.

*Disclaimer* I have no connection to Rocky National, Gerber or Bear Grylls, I just quickly looked up the knife in a search for specs and saw they had a price that was lower than the MSRP.